Kastri, Thesprotia

Kastri (Greek: Καστρί or Καστρίον, Kastríon; Albanian: Kastriot) is a town in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece.[2][3] The local church is dedicated to Saint George.

Kastri Καστρί
Kastri
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°16′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Thesprotia
Municipality	Igoumenitsa
Municipal unit	Igoumenitsa
Community [1]
• Population	754 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΗΝ

Kastri is regarded as a place mainly inhabited by an Orthodox Albanian-speaking community.[4] During the Axis occupation of Greece, 18 residents of Kastri were executed by German forces and local Cham Albanian collaborators.[5]

Sources

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. "Location of Kastri". Retrieved 2 May 2010.
3. Ahmedaja, Ardian; Gerlinde Haid (2008). European voices: Multipart singing in the Balkans and the Mediterranean. European Voices. 1. Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 243. ISBN 978-3-205-78090-8.
4. Ethnologia Balkanica. LIT Verlag Münster. 2002. p. 179.
5. Έκθεσις των γενομένων ζημιών εν γένει Ηπείρου από της κηρύξεως του Ελληνο-ιταλικού πολέμου (28-10-40) μέχρι της τελικής απελευθερώσεώς της, Οκτώβριος 1944, Βιβλιοθήκη Ηπειρωτικής Εταιρείας Αθηνών, Αθήνα 1987, σ. 136 και 140.